Animal Behavior: Baby Elephant Rescue

This video has been all over the web in the last week, so I would imagine that most of you have seen it. Still, it is important for a number of reasons. First, the mother elephant refusing to be moved from her infant's side, despite major encouragement by the vehicles. Second, the mother elephant making a choice to save herself and her older daughter when the humans use a tribal noise...obviously, she recognizes this as a serious threat. And finally, of course, the last 30 seconds or so is lovely.

I was a little frustrated by the length of the vid, but it does build some suspense. If you want it shorter, watch the first minute or so, until the mother elephant makes her choice, and then skip ahead to about 3:30 to watch some rescue efforts and the end bits.

Justin Timberlake Just Married Jessica Biel

I don't know that you care. I don't particularly care, myself. But congrats to them. I bring it up, because a friend of mine pointed me toward this vid as a result of that marriage, and I must say, I love this vid.

I never watch Jimmy Fallon, except as I surf by his show when I'm up too late. But, I sort of like Justin Timberlake. Not in a fangirl way, though I've enjoyed a couple of his songs. I never thought much about him one way or the other, until I saw him on Ellen one afternoon. After that, I tried to catch his guest appearances. He is a marvelous guest on a talk show. Here he is being a marvelous guest for Jimmy.

Don't let the rap history premise put you off, because, I hate rap, but I still loved this...and recognized most of the musical references, too.

http://youtu.be/-fhQ2UfEQxo